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I 132.9 RUSSIAN CREEK ( Iliarana Lake) 



LOCATION: 59°^6'30" N. 15J|°05'00" W. 



PREVIOUS NAMES OR NUMBERS: Ek 



U.S.G.S. MAP: Iliamna, 1:250,000 



PHYSICAL DESCRIPTION 



TOTAL LENGTH: 1.0 mile 



LENGTH ACCESSIBLE TO SALMON: 1.0 mile 



AVERAGE WIDTH: 10' RANGE: 6 '-20' 



AVERAGE DEPTH: 6" RANGE: l+"-15" 



TOTAL ACCESSIBLE SPAWNING AREA: 5,8o8 square yards (1.2 acres) 



POTENTIAL SPAWNING AREA: 50^, 2,90i| square yards (0.6 acre) 



BOTTOM QUALITY: 3/0 <l/8", 1+Ofo l/8"-3", hOfo 3"-12", 1??^ >12". Good gravel 

 below short canyon, fair gravel above short canyon. Bottom stable. 



WATERSHED: 3 sq\:iare miles. A small flat surroimded by rolling hills 



covered with dense spruce and birch forest. Creek emerges from a short 

 canyon 100 yards from mouth. Soiorce: a small lake. 



GRADIENT: 150'/mile 



WATER VELOCITY: 2.0 fps 



FLOW: 8 cfs (July 3, I962) . Measured RANGE: 



25 yards above mouth, normal summer 

 flow. 



AIR TEMPERATURE: 20.0° C. (July 3, 19^2) 



WATER TEMPERATURE: 12.0° C. (Jiily 3, 19^2) 



POOIS AND RIFFLES: 



